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METHAMPHETAMINES

Quick Facts about Methamphetamine Use During Pregnancy

Methamphetamine Abuse

By Karen Kuehn Howell, Ph.D.

Recent evidence from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) indicates that abuse of methamphetamine and ecstasy, particularly by young adults, continues to be a growing source of concern in the United States and Eastern Europe. So-called "club drugs" such as MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD are currently gaining in popularity

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Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) - Weekly FAX - August 15th, 2005


 

 

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The Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Study is under the direction of Claire D. Coles Ph.D., with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Emory University School of Medicine. For more information, please contact: Claire D. Coles: ccoles@emory.edu ; Karen K. Howell: khowell@emory.edu

 
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